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Video Game Urban Legends and the Truth Behind Them

mj2enIt’s hard to remember there was a time before you could just google anything and find factual information and opinions on things. Before there was was Wikipedia and forum stories, there were urban legends. And a few of them were about video games. Back then, games and game companies would come and go with very little notice. Even today, there are games that the internet has basically forgotten. A local company might manage to get their home brew game sold in a local store and never get any further than that. This environment lead to lots of urban legends about games. Here’s three video game urban legends that persist until today as well as some facts about them.

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ROM Hack Round Up: Sega Genesis Fan Translated Shooters

Shooters have been a staple of home consoles and arcades since the beginning of gaming. The Genesis has its share of good shooters, and there are a few especially excellent ones that didn’t come out in North America. While shooters usually aren’t heavy on dialogue or plot, these two deserved a translation as they have more plot than the standard shooter. They also really show off some of the graphical capabilities of the Sega Genesis. Check them out!

Battle Mania Daiginjou

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Battle Mania Daiginjou is the sequel to Battle Mania – released in North America as Trouble Shooter. Both games are run-and-gun shooters that have heavier story elements than most shooter games. Trouble Shooter was a great game but Battle Mania Daiginjou benefits from continuing the oringal’s plot and balancing out the speed and difficulty compared to the first. The game has both horizontal and vertical shooter levels and really pushes the limits of what the Sega Genesis can do with graphics and music. The soundtrack is one of the heaviest chugging rock soudntracks on the Genesis.  Its impressive how they coaxed metal guitar sounds out of simple FM synthesis.

Gley Lancer

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Although this later game out o Wii virtual console in English, you can enjoy the original Sega Genesis ROM and the excellent Manga style cutscenes and story. The game is pretty standard side-scrolling shooter like Gradius but with the ability to shoot in all directions and with its own power-ups and unique environments. It may be a standard style of side-scrolling shooter, but it is a quality game. The music is decent and keeps you engaged in the action.

The backgrounds are gorgeous too. The story deals with the Earth repelling an attack from an unknown alien race. When a high-ranking general is captured, his 16-year old daughter hijacks the prototype “Gley Lancer” starship to rescue him. Both games have nuanced innovations for their genres and are great to play on an emulator.

Undertale Remix – Bonetrousle (The Living Tombstone Remix)

It’s undertales Anniversary! To celebrate one year of the game and it’s killer OST youtube legend The Living Tombstone us with his long awaited EDM remix of Papyrus’ Theme, BONETROUSLE!

Jam out to this banger and check out the rest of our Undertale remixes to keep the party going all day!

Video by Dj CUTMAN, additional CG by Beeple , art by Jaxxy!

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One Shot One Kill (CG5 / Great Dolvondo Trap Remix) Widowmaker Theme

This OverWatch remix of Widowmaker’s theme is produced by CG5 and The Great Dolvondo. Widowmaker remix is a trap banger, mastered by Dj CUTMAN, with video production by Dj CUTMAN and FuNipz.

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